RISING charges for services around the borough will net the council an extra £16,000 this year.

The biggest increases will be seen in areas such as burials but drivers will pay exactly the same for parking.

All of the changes were approved at a meeting of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s Executive committee last Wednesday and will account for around £2.9 million of the 2011/12 budget.

About £3,000 will be added to its coffers from rises in the cemeteries department.

The cost of a single depth grave has soared from £299 to £385 (28.76%) and the cost of scattering cremated remains has rocketed by 50%, from £60 to £90.

Having a cremation casket put into a grave at casket depth has risen by 43.75% from £80 to £115 and there is also a new charge of £100 for removing the soil prior to burial.

The council said some of the price hikes, such as those in the cemeteries department and new charges relating to building regulations, have been introduced to bring councils across the East Midlands in line with each other after fees were scrutinised by collaborative financial firm Deloitte.

And while that means people will have to find extra money from already stretched budgets, the amount they pay for a car parking space will remain exactly the same at 70p for one hour. But even that could soon change as the Deloitte report also recommended areas where councils could make money in the future, including charging for night time and Sunday parking.

A spokesman for the council said: “There are areas where it is believed that an increase in fees and charges would have a detrimental effect on the local economy.

“For this reason it has been proposed not to increase charges for car parking.

“This is in line with the council’s policy under the current economic climate to help local businesses, traders and residents wherever possible.”

In October, the council set its budget strategy for 2012/13 and proposed an inflation rate of 3.5%.

But the level of consumer price inflation and retail price inflation were at or above 5% at that time and this is why many increases are between 3.5% and 5%.

Football teams in the borough will see a rise of 3.9% for their pitches for the season, taking it up to £240, while teams outside the borough will see their rate rise by more than twice that (8.33%) to £325.

The cost of hiring a tennis court at Hollycroft Park has only increased by 25p (4.17%) for adults but golfers will have to be careful as the cost of a lost ball will now be £2.50, an increase of 25%.

Swimming a few lengths at Hinckley Leisure Centre will also cost more, £3.35 for adults, and gym memberships will go up from £360 to £380.

Some charges such as fixed penalty notices for offences like dog fouling have not changed as they are set by law.

This is also the case for taxi licenses, the licensing of sex establishments and gambling premises.